The Nature Podcast highlights of 2024
00:36 How melting ice is affecting global timekeepingNature Podcast: 27 March 2024Research article: Agnew09:19 Sex and gender discussions don't need to be toxicPodcast extra: 01 May 2024Collection: Se...
25 Dec 202449min
Behind the scenes of Nature News and Views in 2024
02:54 The death star moon and a win for the little guysThe shifting orbit of one of Saturn’s moons indicates that the satellite has a subsurface ocean, contradicting theories that its interior is enti...
20 Dec 202424min
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024
01:11 “Ozempic you’re able”In the first of our annual festive songs celebrating the science of the past year, we pay homage to Ozempic, or Semaglutide, that's able to tackle obesity, diabetes and pote...
18 Dec 202437min
Should offensive species names be changed? The organisms that honour dictators, racists and criminals
Categorizing things is central to science. And there are dozens of systems scientists have created to name everything from the trenches on the sea bed to the stars in the sky.But names have consequenc...
16 Dec 202452min
Targeted mRNA therapy tackles deadly pregnancy condition in mice
00:45 A potential treatment for pre-eclampsiaResearchers have shown in mice experiments that an mRNA-based therapy can reverse the underlying causes of pre-eclampsia, a deadly complication of pregnanc...
11 Dec 202428min
Will humans ever speak wolf? A scientist unravels the complexities of animal chatter
Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum has spent his career studying animals and how they communicate in the wild. In his book Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication, Arik takes a deep dive int...
9 Dec 202428min
Why breast cancer treatments might work best just after your period
00:48 Chemotherapy efficacy varies with the menstrual cycleBreast cancer cells are more susceptible to chemotherapy at certain points in the menstrual cycle, new data in Nature suggests. Researchers s...
4 Dec 202430min
Audio long read: AI has dreamt up a blizzard of new proteins. Do any of them actually work?
AI tools that help researchers design new proteins have resulted in a boom in designer molecules. However, these proteins are being churned out faster than they can be made and tested in labs.To overc...
29 Nov 202413min
